Construction of Ferric-Oxide-Doped Nickel–Iron Hydroxide Electrocatalysts by Magnetic-Field-Assisted Chemical Corrosion toward Boosted Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experimental Methods
3.1. Materials and Reagents
3.2. Corrosion Electrode Preparation
3.3. Physical Property Characterization
3.4. Electrochemical Performance Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Xu, M.; Lei, L.; Hu, H.; Chen, Y.; Yang, X.; Yu, K.; Cao, B.; Zhang, X.; Jiang, X.; Yao, C.; et al. Construction of Ferric-Oxide-Doped Nickel–Iron Hydroxide Electrocatalysts by Magnetic-Field-Assisted Chemical Corrosion toward Boosted Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Molecules 2024, 29, 3127. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133127
Xu M, Lei L, Hu H, Chen Y, Yang X, Yu K, Cao B, Zhang X, Jiang X, Yao C, et al. Construction of Ferric-Oxide-Doped Nickel–Iron Hydroxide Electrocatalysts by Magnetic-Field-Assisted Chemical Corrosion toward Boosted Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Molecules. 2024; 29(13):3127. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133127
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Mengdie, Ling Lei, Huilin Hu, Yana Chen, Xuchao Yang, Kaige Yu, Bingying Cao, **anzheng Zhang, Xueliang Jiang, Chu Yao, and et al. 2024. "Construction of Ferric-Oxide-Doped Nickel–Iron Hydroxide Electrocatalysts by Magnetic-Field-Assisted Chemical Corrosion toward Boosted Oxygen Evolution Reaction" Molecules 29, no. 13: 3127. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133127